And when speaking to Sky Sports News at the Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations, Gill admitted that the Manchester club were interested in Zaha, but refused to drawn on how close the club were to agreeing a deal with the Eagles.

"He's one of the players we're looking at. That's all I'd say at the moment,” said Gill.

"But even if we did do something with Wilfried Zaha, that would be for the summer."

"He's one of the players we're looking at and we'll see what happens. There's a long way to go."

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was at Palace’s FA Cup third round replay against Stoke City on Tuesday night, where he saw Zaha, who is a boyhood Arsenal fan, win a penalty as he proved a constant threat to the Potters' back four before he was withdrawn at half-time.